Writer's Routine

A podcast by Dan Simpson - Fridays

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348 Episodes

  1. Nadine Matheson, author of 'The Jigsaw Man' - Balancing work and writing, writing about your home town, and accidentally going back to school

    Published: 2/25/2022
  2. Rudy Ruiz, author of 'The Resurrection of Fulgencio Ramirez' - Social activism, language and structure, and classic Mexican songs

    Published: 2/18/2022
  3. Ellen Alpsten, author of 'The Tsarina's Daughter' - Blending fact with fiction, what to research next, and writing extravagantly

    Published: 2/11/2022
  4. Harriet Kline, author of 'This Shining Life' - Using work as inspiration, the monster that gets her started and the meaning of life

    Published: 2/4/2022
  5. Paul Bradley Carr, author of '1414 Degrees' - Journalist, novelist and memoir writer discusses debut novels, leaving things late, and the dark side of Silicon Valley

    Published: 1/26/2022
  6. Anna Kent, author of 'The House of Whispers' - Domestic Noir writer talks about the 3 act structure, pseudonyms, and learning to write genre

    Published: 1/21/2022
  7. Sarah Alderson, writer of 'The Stalker' - Author and screenwriter talks about writing for TV, strategic thinking, and the 10-day drafts

    Published: 1/14/2022
  8. Rosanna Amaka, author of 'The Book of Echoes' - Debut writer talks creative places, plotting, and a novel 2 decades in the making

    Published: 1/7/2022
  9. Alice Hunter, author of 'The Serial Killer's Wife' - Psychological Thriller writer talks about working in a prison, genre tricks, and a chaotic work space.

    Published: 12/10/2021
  10. Joanne Harris MBE, author of 'A Narrow Door' - Hugely successful author discusses genre, rebooting your brain, and the pressure of success

    Published: 12/3/2021
  11. Ken Follett, author of 'Never' - Multi-million selling writer talks about the pressure of success, keeping things simple, and the important outline

    Published: 11/26/2021
  12. Helen Paris, author of 'The Lost Property' - Debut author discusses book club fiction, memories and escaping the routine

    Published: 11/19/2021
  13. Steve Cavanagh, author of 'The Devil's Advocate' - Award-winning author discusses ideal routines, writing America, and why he's always learning

    Published: 11/12/2021
  14. Random Routine - Thriller author Lucy Foley discusses decadent writing days

    Published: 11/9/2021
  15. Xanthi Barker, author of 'Will This House Last Forever' - Memoir writer talks about poetry, art as a world view, and her father, Sebastian.

    Published: 11/5/2021
  16. Random Routine - Dystopian Thriller writer Rob Hart runs us through months of work

    Published: 11/3/2021
  17. Joe Thomas, author of 'Brazilian Psycho' - Award-winning writer talks about routine changes, escaping to write, and social awareness.

    Published: 10/28/2021
  18. Random Routine - Award-winning Trent Dalton runs through a day as a journalist and a novelist

    Published: 10/27/2021
  19. Zen Cho, author of 'Black Water Sister' - Ghost storyteller talks about switching genre, playing with language, and words spawning ideas

    Published: 10/21/2021
  20. Random Routine - Screenwriter Tom MacRae runs through a day in the life of writing a movie

    Published: 10/19/2021

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How do the best writers get to work?In every episode, we'll chat to an author about what they do through a day. Where do they work? What time do they start? How do they plan their time and maximise their creativity, in order to plot and publish a bestseller? Some are frantic night-owls, others roll out of bed into their desks, and a few lock themselves away in the woods - but none have a regular 9 to 5, and we'll find out how they've managed it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.